Institute Advisory Boards Selection Criteria

Institute Advisory Boards are made up of individuals from Canada and abroad, reflecting the greatest possible diversity across the following dimensions:

Research expertise - across the disciplinary scope of Institute research, ethics and knowledge translation and across the full range of biomedical, clinical research and research respecting health systems, health services, the health of populations, societal and cultural dimensions of health, environmental influences on health;

Community sectors - voluntary health organizations, regional/provincial/federal agencies, business, health care practitioners, health care users, policy makers (national, regional, local levels);

Additional experience/expertise -knowledge of the health care sector, health care usage and of health research issues, experience with the development of health and health-related policy, experience with strategic health planning, health law, training/education, communications;

Demographics - provincial/regional/international representation, gender, linguistic preference, career stage and institutional research base.